There is not a lot of info on this so far, and it might just end up be something that we won't keep covering, depending on the focus of the studio, but thanks to a tweet from Bethesda's VP of PR and Marketing Pete Hines, we learn that Rich Vogel, previously executive producer on Star Wars: The Old Republic, has founded his own studio, Battlecry Studios.

The tweet also mentions that it will be part of the Bethesda Softworks/ZeniMax family of studios, which includes Arkane, id Software, Tango Gameworks and other studios.

Here's the tweet:

A big, Texas welcome to industry vet Rich Vogel and his new Austin-based studio, Battlecry Studios, on joining the Bethesda family today.

We'll keep you updated when we have more information, as long as this looks like it fits into our RPG-oriented coverage.

Long-time Industry Veteran Rich Vogel to Head Development at New Studio

October 3, 2012 (Rockville, MD) â€“ Bethesda SoftworksÂ®, a ZeniMaxÂ® Media company, is pleased to announce it has established a new studio in Austin, Texas, Battlecry Studios, to be headed by long-time industry veteran Rich Vogel. Most recently, Vogel worked at Bioware where he served as the executive producer on the development of Star Wars: The Old Republic. Rich has a long history in the industry having worked on Ultima Online, and Star Wars Galaxies as well as other online and console titles during his 20+ years in game development. The new studio is currently hiring other experienced game developers to fill key roles for an unannounced project.

â€œI have always admired and respected Bethesdaâ€™s approach to making great, original games,â€ said Vogel. â€œItâ€™s a belief and passion I share, and Iâ€™m looking forward to building a team of high quality developers who want to bring that same commitment and creative energy to the games weâ€™ll be creating.â€

â€œWe are very pleased to have someone with Richâ€™s vast experience join us at Bethesda,â€ said Vlatko Andonov, President of Bethesda Softworks. â€œRich has a history of building and managing talented development teams and bringing high quality games to market, and we look forward to working with him on a new exciting project.â€

Battlecry Studios will be the second ZeniMax studio located in Austin, joining ArkaneÂ® Studios, whose highly-anticipated title, Dishonoredâ„¢, ships this month. For more information about Bethesda Softworks and available jobs at Battlecry Studios, visit: http://jobs.zenimax.com/.